as in park
the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.
Visitors crowded the campus on graduation day. Rallies were held on university campuses across the country. We walked around the campus on our first day.
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Recent Examples of campus
The home team limited chances from its conference foe throughout Saturday afternoon’s game — and the campus was packed with thousands of alumni returning to Biddleville.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Authorities on Friday deemed a threat of a shooting at Sylvan Hills Junior High School and Sylvan Hills High School to not be credible, but Sherwood police provided additional security at the two campuses for the remainder of the school day, a Pulaski County Special School District official said.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
Arguably the quintessential dark academia novel, Tartt’s campus narrative centers a group of six Classics students who are torn apart after one of them winds up dead.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The main campus with an emergency room is on College Road on Stock Island.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Authorities on Friday deemed a threat of a shooting at Sylvan Hills Junior High School and Sylvan Hills High School to not be credible, but Sherwood police provided additional security at the two campuses for the remainder of the school day, a Pulaski County Special School District official said.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
Arguably the quintessential dark academia novel, Tartt’s campus narrative centers a group of six Classics students who are torn apart after one of them winds up dead.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The main campus with an emergency room is on College Road on Stock Island.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campus
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Fatal accidents are extremely rare on theme park attractions, which are regularly checked for safety, as park safety experts have previously told USA TODAY.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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In February, the Common Council approved rezoning the property to allow for the development, after the Plan Commission changed the site’s land use from business park to commercial.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Overnight parking is included in the resort fee at most of those properties but free at Gold Coast and Sam's Town.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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The property is within walking distance of Lido Marina Village, as well as surrounding beaches, restaurants and shops and farmers’ market.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Officers found the bodies of the three missing girls about 75-100 yards past the vehicle, down a small embankment, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by USA TODAY.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Seve Ballesteros’s Valderrama in 1997 was tight and tricky and at The Belfry in 2002, Sam Torrance grew the rough and narrowed the fairways at 285 yards to deter the Americans from trying to outdrive the bunkers.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Speaker Alondra Alvarez rejected claims that the city could not bar federal agents from its premises, citing Fourth Amendment protections but noting that a valid warrant would still grant them entry.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Most migrating birds depart in the evening, fly through the night, and land by sunrise.—
Brandi D. Addison,
The Providence Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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In a year when the question of universal freedom still feels contested, The Gettin’ lands as both memorial and mirror, recalling the losses named in 2014 and 2020 and implicating the present tense.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campus. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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